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GHAS. ATWOOD, DEGEASED, LATE OF NEW YORK, N. Y.; LYDIA ATWOOD AND C. 0. CROSBY, ADMINISTRATORS.

PAPERING PINS.v

Specification of Letters Patent N o.

accompanying drawings and references, is-

sufliciently clear and comprehensive to. enable persons of competent skill to make and use my invent-ion.

Figure l is an elevation showing the heads and points on one plane of the paper. Fig. 2 is an elevation representing the sides of the pins as stuck in the paper, and Fig. 3 is a perspective with the rows` of pins set upon one side-one half the pins being inserted.

The nature of my invention consists in fabricating a new article of manufacture called diamond pin cushions by sticking pins in ranks or rows through a staple or U shaped piece of paper the heads of the pins projecting sufficiently far to allow the pins tobe easily and conveniently withdrawn by the ngers for use. u The pins being inserted upon two planes of the paper with the heads projecting beyond the points a suitable distance to protect the points of the pins from being dulled or blunted all other portions of the pins being projected by the paper and the whole of the pins being eX- posed to view upon all sides and in any direction the pins being sustained in a position a short distance from the heads and points by the paper making a nearly solid mass of pins containing the usual quantity of pins in a paper for toilet use in a small compass, taking a small amount of paper; and being a cheaper pin cushion than ever before made.

The particular form of the paper and its particular mode of construction, arranging and setting the pins, y85o., will be readily un- 15,874, dated October 14, 1856.

derstood by reference to the drawings and following specification.

A is the paper bent at right angles in the form and manner shown.

B are the pins arranged in rows the first row having their heads on one side of the paper and the next row upon the opposite side, and so on, a row of heads and points alternately upon each side, as fully represented in the drawings.

The paper it will be observed is crimped so as to support both head and point. The arrangement and mode of stitching herein represented has thus the advantage of being a convenient pin cushion for toilet use as it comes from the hands of the manufae turer.

I claim- Fabricating a new article of manufacture called diamond pin cushions, by sticking pins in ranks or rows through a staple or U- shaped piece of paper the heads of the pins projecting sufficiently far to allow the pins to be easily and conveniently withdrawn by the fingers for use, the pins being inserted upon two planes of the paper with the heads projectingbeyond the. points suitable distance to protect the points of the pins from being doubled or blunted, all the other portions of the pins being protected by the paper, and sustained by it at a short distance from the heads and `points by the paper making a solid mass of pins set in diamonds with regard to each other but not in contact and which usually contains the requisite quantity ofpins for an ordinary paper for toilet use in a small compass, as specified and represented.

CHARLES ATWOOD.

Witnesses:

JOHN B. FAIRBANK, WM. SINoLAm. 

